Ken Thorne

Composer

Birthday January 26, 1925

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Jul 9, 2014 (89)

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About

Film score composer who won a 1966 Best Music Academy Award for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Before Fame

He studied the organ after taking composition at Cambridge.

Trivia

He also earned an Emmy Award nomination for penning the song For A Love Like You in 1995.

Family Life

He was married to Linda Thorne.

Associated With

He shared a 1965 Grammy Award with John Lennon for the film Help!